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Bowk House Cottage, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN

1 planning record

Estimated value

£513,000

  • Since the 2000 sale (£134,000)+283%
  • Against OL3 5UN's recent median (£445,000)+15%

Newest record on this page: January 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
177 m²
1906 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£513,000

  • Against its 2000 sale (£134,000)+283%
  • Against OL3 5UN's recent median (£445,000)+15%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Bowk House Cottage is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5UN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    177 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2011

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2000

  • Recent sales in OL3 5UN

    5 sales, median £445,000 (2022–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: January 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Bowk House Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Sales timeline

  1. 17 November 2000Most recent

    £134,000

    +16.5%over 3 years

  2. 31 July 1997

    £115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL3 5UN: £445,000 (2022–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Bowk House Cottage, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Bowk House Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Bowk House Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Denshaw, Oldham, Oldham (OL3 5UN). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1906 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 sits 282.8% above the 2000 sale of £134,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 55.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Bowk House Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2021

Current Certificate
Apr 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 12 April 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bowk House Cottage, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Bowk House Cottage.

1 application on record at Bowk House Cottage, Ripponden Road, Denshaw, Oldham, OL3 5UN

1decisions1extensions32documents1nearby
  1. Nov 2005
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two storey rear extension forming bathroom, utility room and bedroom.

    Documents
    32 docs on file
    Reference
    HH/050118/05
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On the street

Versus other Ripponden Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Bowk House Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£757

Street avg £2,043

Strongly below

Floor Area

177 m²

Street avg 184 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 11.2 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oldham district page.
Full Oldham report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Rough Hey Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Christ Church CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary950m

Nearest stops

  • Rough Hey LaneBus stop57m
  • Dumfries AvenueBus stop685m
  • Denshaw Jct InnBus stop735m
  • Denshaw TerminusBus stop748m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences3 reports75%
  • Other Theft1 reports25%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL3 5UN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OL3 5UN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OL3 5UN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Bowk House Cottage is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OL3 5UN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Bowk House Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Bowk House Cottage was lodged in April 2011 at band D and expired in April 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Bowk House Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 3 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 18 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OL3 5UN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Bowk House Cottage is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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